St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding
Queens Road, Spalding, PE11 2JQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- COMMUNITY INCLUSIVE TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Selina Ratchford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Community Inclusive Trust
- Constituency
- South Holland and The Deepings
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 209
- URN
- 147727
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Telephone
- 01775723326
About this school
St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding is a primary academy in Spalding. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 209 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 29 | 23 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 37% | 41% | 39% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 47% | 52% | 39% |
| Expected standard in maths | 53% | 45% | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 47% | 48% | 39% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 98.0 | 100.0 | 98.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 99.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lincolnshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 37% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 41% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 39% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 247 |
| 2023/24 | 232 |
| 2024/25 | 225 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding compares
St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding ranked 220th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39% | 6.3% | 57.9% | 209 | — |
| Spalding Parish Church of England Day School | 52% | 5.4% | 28.7% | 537 | 1.0 miles |
| St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy | 52% | 4.9% | 23.3% | 204 | 1.2 miles |
| Spalding Primary Academy | 53% | 5% | 21% | 407 | 1.2 miles |
| Wygate Park Academy | 77% | 3.9% | 16.5% | 272 | 1.4 miles |
| The Spalding St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School | 67% | 4.1% | 13.9% | 415 | 1.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 57.87%
- English as an additional language
- 45.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.27%
- Persistent absence
- 17.14%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Spalding Parish Church of England Day School1.0 miles
Primary · Spalding
-
St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Spalding
-
Spalding Primary Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Spalding
-
Wygate Park Academy1.4 miles
Primary · Spalding
-
The Spalding St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Spalding
Other schools in Spalding
St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding ranks 26th of the 30 ranked primary schools in Spalding.
- Clough and Risegate Community Primary School Primary
- Deeping St Nicholas Primary School Primary
- Fleet Wood Lane School Primary
- Gedney Church End Primary Academy Primary
- Gedney Drove End Primary School Primary
- Gosberton Academy Primary
- Holbeach Bank Primary Academy Primary
- Holbeach Primary Academy Primary
- Long Sutton County Primary School Primary
- Lutton St Nicholas Primary Academy Primary
- Monkshouse Primary Academy Primary
- Moulton Chapel Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding teach?
- St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Spalding.
- Who is the headteacher of St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding?
- The headteacher of St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding is Mrs Selina Ratchford, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding?
- St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding has 209 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding full?
- St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding has capacity for 210 pupils and 209 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding a faith school?
- No. St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding has no designated religious character.
- Does St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding as having nursery classes.
- Who runs St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding?
- St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding is part of COMMUNITY INCLUSIVE TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 37% in 2022/23 and 39% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding rank locally?
- St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding ranked 220th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding's absence rate?
- St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 2 July 2026.